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Hurricane Celia was the costliest tropical cyclone in Texas history until Hurricane Alicia in 1983. The third named storm , second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1970 Atlantic hurricane season , Celia developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on July 31.
Satellite image of Hurricane Celia. August 3, 1970 – Hurricane Celia of 1970 made landfall as a category 4 in Texas near Port Aransas. Celia killed 20 due to extreme gusts, and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damage. The storm produced microbursts, which are rare in a tropical cyclone. The windbursts caused heavy damage across the city.
The port's construction was billed as "Corpus Christi's destiny," transforming the city into a commercial hub for South Texas. [1] A 12,000-foot-long (3,700 m) seawall was constructed in Corpus Christi in response to the hurricane's devastation. The seawall was primarily made of reinforced concrete and supported by timber and steel sheet ...
Lumber and other debris buries the 700 block of Mesquite Street in downtown Corpus Christi after the 1919 hurricane. On the right is the Texas Motor Sales Co.
Here's what's proposed for downtown Corpus Christi: ... Miradors installed along Corpus Christi seawall in 1991. More: City officials mull sales tax dollars for residential street work.
Celia then underwent rapid intensification and at 21:00 UTC, the storm peaked as a Category 4 hurricane with sustained winds of 140 mph (220 km/h) and a minimum pressure of 944 mbar (27.88 inHg) as it made landfall near Corpus Christi, Texas. Celia weakened while moving inland and dissipated over New Mexico late on August 5. [3]
The first named storm of the hurricane season is threatening the Gulf Coast of Mexico and Texas with flooding ... High winds and as much as 10 to 15 inches of rain are expected in Corpus Christi.
August 16, 1916 – South Texas is struck by a rapidly-moving Category 4 hurricane, causing widespread damage. [3] The worst effects are felt in the Corpus Christi area where measured winds top out at 90 mph (140 km/h). [26] [27] The city's waterfront areas sustain the severest damage, including the loss of all wharves and other coastal structures.